Bluebonnet
Supplement brand · 🇺🇸 United States · est. 1991
Owned by / part of: Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation
Ingredient risk
Contains restricted ingredients
⛔ Red — banned or high-risk ingredients
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HIGH RISK — see overview [1]
GDM prevention — 4 g/day from first trimester in high-risk women [2]
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Banned April 2023 following DTU risk assessment. All products withdrawn.
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dards. Drug interaction warnings required [2]. || France :: Banned from sale as a supplement (2000) due to drug interaction concerns [3]. ||
⚠️ Yellow — use with caution or restricted in some markets
Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective procedures using N₂O [5]
Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients for PMS or carpal tunnel [3]
Granulomatous diseases (sarcoidosis, TB) — unregulated extra-renal CYP27B1 can cause life-threatening hypercalcemia even at standard doses [2][21]
Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
Iron supplementation in iron-replete patients may increase cardiovascular and cancer risk — always document deficiency before prescribing [1].
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Coumarin TDI 0.1 mg/kg BW/day. Cassia type exceeds limits at typical supplement doses.
Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patient warrants IV thiamin [5]
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The brand's other 46 identifiable ingredients (Silicon, Vitamin C, Calcium, Vitamin E…) carry no sale bans or restrictions — clear.
Ingredient safety profile
58 of this brand's ingredients matched to PHIG data and classified by regulatory status. Red = banned in ≥1 country · Yellow = restricted but sold · Green = clear.
46 clear8 restricted (sold with limits)4 banned in ≥1 country
+ 31 more clear ingredients not shown.
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No food-safety alerts on record. Cross-checked against the Food Recalls & Alerts archive (🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇦🇺).
Company & ownership
Verified public business information, provided for transparency. We publish facts only.
Founded 1991 by Gary Barrows (inspired by his mother Joyce Barrows); owned and operated by three generations of the Barrows family. Manufactures most products at its kosher-certified, NSF-GMP Texas facility. Sold via natural-food retailers.
| Established | 1991 · Sugar Land, Texas, United States |
| Ownership | Independent, family-owned |
| Parent corporation | Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation |
| Public / private | Private (family-owned, Barrows family) |
| Headquarters | Sugar Land, Texas, USA |
Sources: https://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/articles/6014-bluebonnet-nutrition-celebrating-a-30-year-partnership-with-natural-foods-retailers | https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.bluebonnet_nutrition_corporation
Product forms
Capsule (118)Softgel Capsule (34)Other (e.g. tea bag) (11)Liquid (6)Powder (4)Tablet or Pill (1)
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